diff --git a/src/App/ObjectIdentifier.cpp b/src/App/ObjectIdentifier.cpp
index b0dc8f6fcd..e99783adc3 100644
--- a/src/App/ObjectIdentifier.cpp
+++ b/src/App/ObjectIdentifier.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ ObjectIdentifier::ObjectIdentifier(const Property &prop)
     DocumentObject * docObj = freecad_dynamic_cast<DocumentObject>(prop.getContainer());
 
     if (!docObj)
-        throw Base::Exception("Property must be owned by a document object.");
+        throw Base::TypeError("Property must be owned by a document object.");
 
     Document * doc = docObj->getDocument();